{"id":32949,"date":"2024-05-02T08:46:11","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T22:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railexpress.com.au\/?p=116111"},"modified":"2024-05-02T08:46:11","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T22:46:11","slug":"lift-shafts-land-in-croydon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=32949","title":{"rendered":"Lift shafts land in Croydon"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Image\/Victoria’s Big Build<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Croydon<\/a>\u2019s modern new transport hub continues to rise to the occasion, with the arrival and installation of the first lift shaft.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

A total of four lifts will connect passengers to the new elevated station platforms when the new Croydon Station<\/a> opens in July.<\/p>\n

To minimise disruptions, the lift shafts – each weighing 38 tonnes and measuring 15m tall and 4.5m wide – have been built off site over the past 3 months.<\/p>\n

In the coming weeks, we\u2019ll start 24\/7 works to finish building the rail bridge and new road connections to replace the congested Coolstore Road roundabout, and continue work on the new Croydon Station and transport hub.<\/p>\n

To enable these works to be done safely, buses will replace trains on sections of the Lilydale Line from\u00a0Friday 24 May to early July.<\/p>\n

When completed later this year, the state of the art Croydon Transport Hub will feature a 687m long rail bridge, new premium Croydon Station, 14-bay bus interchange with shelters and seating, and new road connections under the bridge to\u00a0create more options to cross the rail line and untangle the traffic bottleneck in this area.<\/p>\n

When works are complete, new road connections will see Coolstore Road continue into Main Street, and a signalised intersection provide direct links between Wicklow Avenue, Croydon Road, Kent Avenue and Lacey Street. A new intersection at Wicklow Avenue and Devon Street will also provide another safe way to cross the rail line.<\/p>\n

The new road connections linking Croydon\u2019s town centre will open by spring, with the Coolstore Road level crossing gone, and a new Croydon Station open.<\/p>\n

Removing the remaining three sets of boom gates at Coolstore Road, Croydon, Dublin Road, Ringwood East and Cave Hill Road, Lilydale, will make the Lilydale Line\u00a0level crossing<\/a>\u00a0free in 2024 \u2013 a year ahead of schedule.<\/p>\n

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Croydon\u2019s modern new transport hub continues to rise to the occasion, with the arrival and installation of the first lift \u2026 <\/p>\n

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